topic Re: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214! in Home Networking Storieshttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1341640#M364
<P>I have used my ReadyNAS Ultra 2 with my TiVo for the last 5 years.&nbsp; Will Netgear continue support for TiVo device's going forward, on ReadyNAS 212 &amp; 214 servers? &nbsp;</P>Sat, 05 Aug 2017 20:15:13 GMTwobegone2017-08-05T20:15:13ZAMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1326312#M225
<P><FONT face="helvetica" size="4" color="#000000"><A href="https://www.netgear.com/home/products/connected-storage/RN214.aspx?utm_source=community&amp;utm_content=readynasAMA072617&amp;cid=community" target="_blank"><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="readynasArtboard 2-BD1.png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.netgear.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/18277i4474AD9C395981D3/image-size/large?v=1.0&amp;px=999" title="readynasArtboard 2-BD1.png" alt="readynasArtboard 2-BD1.png" /></span></A>We are hosting an extended 4 week Ask Me Anything AMA for the NETGEAR ReadyNAS line of products and we would love to answer your ReadyNAS questions. Best of all, posting your question below enters you in a sweepstake to win a <A href="https://www.netgear.com/home/products/connected-storage/RN214.aspx?utm_source=community&amp;utm_content=readynasAMA072617&amp;cid=community" target="_blank">ReadyNAS 214</A> with 4x 2-terabyte hard drives. &nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P><STRONG><FONT color="#FF0000">*Update - 9/14</FONT> - The Winner has been contacted - We will announce soon.&nbsp;</STRONG></P>
<P>&nbsp;<FONT face="helvetica" size="4" color="#000000">Learn more about <A href="https://www.netgear.com/home/products/connected-storage/?utm_source=community&amp;utm_content=readynasAMA072617&amp;cid=community" target="_blank">NETGEAR ReadyNAS products for Home </A>&nbsp;and <A href="https://www.netgear.com/business/products/storage/readynas/?utm_source=community&amp;utm_content=readynasAMA072617&amp;cid=community" target="_blank">ReadyNAS for Small &amp; Medium businesses</A>.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="helvetica" size="4" color="#000000"><A href="https://community.netgear.com/t5/Using-your-ReadyNAS/The-NETGEAR-AMA-ReadyNAS-Sweepstakes-07262017-Official-Rules/m-p/1332130" target="_self">Sweepstakes rules and alternative means of entry</A>:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="helvetica" size="4" color="#000000">How to ask a question and enter:</FONT></P>
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<LI><FONT face="helvetica" size="4" color="#000000">In the discussion thread below post a question for our ReadyNAS team about ReadyNAS products.</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT face="helvetica" size="4" color="#000000">During the Questions &amp; Answers and entry period: 7/26/2017 – 8/28/2017 a ReadyNAS rep will visit this thread and answer relevant questions Monday-Friday.</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT face="helvetica" size="4" color="#000000">After the Q&amp;A is finished one lucky respondent will be chosen at random to receive a ReadyNAS 214!</FONT></LI>
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<P><FONT face="helvetica" size="4" color="#000000">We look forward to your questions.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="helvetica" size="4" color="#000000">Good Luck</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face="helvetica" size="4" color="#000000"><STRONG>Update 8/29</STRONG>&nbsp;- The AMA Period is now closed. Thank you to everyone for submitting their questions about ReadyNAS.</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="4" color="#000000"><A href="http://bit.ly/NGCregister" target="_self">Register to post your question</A></FONT></P>Thu, 14 Sep 2017 18:23:18 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1326312#M225BretD2017-09-14T18:23:18ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332173#M226
<P>What drives do you recommend for use in the 214?</P>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 18:01:26 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332173#M226ericwilborn2017-07-26T18:01:26ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332175#M227
I read the spec on the NAS that it has a full 1080p transcoding capability. Can you go over this feature? Will this effect anything if I have large amounts of 4k video content stored on the NAS?Wed, 26 Jul 2017 18:05:18 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332175#M227voodoogts2017-07-26T18:05:18ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332180#M228
<P>Is there any way to have the ReadyCloud Desktop app sync both ways? so far I have only been able to have copies of whatever it's on my computer but if I delete something in my hard drive it doesn't get deleted in the ReadyNAS, that makes me have a bunch of old files that I don't need anymore, I have to delete them twice, in my hard drive and then in the ReadyNAS. I'd love to have that feature, to be able to have an exact copy all the time, is that already a feature? and if not is it somewhere in the plans of coming up things? thanks in advance! <img id="smileyhappy" class="emoticon emoticon-smileyhappy" src="https://community.netgear.com/i/smilies/16x16_smiley-happy.png" alt="Smiley Happy" title="Smiley Happy" /></P>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 18:12:51 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332180#M228xGurbyx2017-07-26T18:12:51ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332189#M229
<P>Forgive my stupidity on this.. I could take this and just plug it into my Nighthawk Router and be able to make picutre backups from my Cell phone anywhere correct? &nbsp;What other models can this be done with? &nbsp;I seriously need something like this im always plugging my phone in to make backups of the pics!</P>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 18:24:13 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332189#M229StaticFX2017-07-26T18:24:13ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332219#M230
<P>Would using the ReadyNAS 214 be overkill &nbsp;for use as a video security recorder?</P>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 19:02:55 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332219#M230okbrown2017-07-26T19:02:55ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332221#M231
Will the ReadyNAS work on a very reliable O/S such ad Linux?Wed, 26 Jul 2017 19:04:10 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332221#M231cajunchief2017-07-26T19:04:10ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332230#M232
<P>Is there any model of readyNAS where i can see real life usagediferrence between using 7200rpm HDD drives compare to 5400rpm drives?</P>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 19:13:06 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332230#M232Kardano2017-07-26T19:13:06ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332234#M233
<P>I would like to know if the ReadyNAS 214 can&nbsp;run as a Plex server for streaming HD movies, and if it can be recommended for that purpose.</P>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 19:18:14 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332234#M233greenuid2017-07-26T19:18:14ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332276#M234
<P>The answer to your question is yes. Readynas devices were among the first to support Plex, but the application was removed from the list during firmware updates. To download the application, please visit the PLEX website.</P>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 19:58:47 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332276#M234Newsat112017-07-26T19:58:47ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332286#M235
<P>The ReadyNas devices use an Apache/Debian configuration running a custom OS, simply referred to as OS x.x.</P>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 20:01:27 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332286#M235Newsat112017-07-26T20:01:27ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332292#M236
<P>Any ReadyNas with the ReadyPhotos application installed can automatically backup photos on any mobile device with the companion application installed.</P>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 20:03:51 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332292#M236Newsat112017-07-26T20:03:51ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332295#M237
<P>Western Digital RED...</P>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 20:04:59 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332295#M237Newsat112017-07-26T20:04:59ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332297#M238
<P>Transcoding is a feature of individual applications, please check the application specs to understand how they handle 4K content.</P>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 20:06:04 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332297#M238Newsat112017-07-26T20:06:04ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332303#M239
<P>The device is great for surveillance. The ability to extend storage enables users to record for longer periods of time and at higher resolutions. The ReadySurveillance application is available through the Apps menu and supports a wide range of cameras that can be found at various retailers.&nbsp;</P>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 20:09:05 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332303#M239Newsat112017-07-26T20:09:05ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332306#M240
Does this model support virtualization like the 52X/62X series.Wed, 26 Jul 2017 20:12:30 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332306#M240avtella2017-07-26T20:12:30ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332307#M241
<P>New ReadyNAS hardware is&nbsp;released that brings different CPUs and RAM, sometimes different NICs, new software releases brings some new features. Except for the RR4360, there isn't any new unit that truly makes a difference, that brings something really new to the product line.</P><P>Are you planning on releasing ReadyNAS products that bring new features? Such as a media center version with an HDMI port and something like Kodi embedded. Or a NAS with DAS capabilities, so it can be connected directly to a computer and allow direct storage, which could be useful to a broad range of customers, from the novice to home office and power user.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Is Docker going to be natively supported by ReadyNAS? This is available on most mainstream NASes nowadays and really boosts a NAS capabilities. There are some powerful x86 ReadyNASes but no native virtualization platform to truly take advantage of their CPU.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>How about Arlo? Any plan on adding support to store Arlo videos on ReadyNAS?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Will there be a new ReadyNAS OS with a revised interface, possibly with easy and advanced mode (or more control than currently)?</P>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 20:13:05 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332307#M241jak0lantash2017-07-26T20:13:05ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332342#M242
<P>Does the 214 run OS6?&nbsp;</P><P>How does an ARM processor compare to Intel models?</P><P>Can you use the 10TB drives in this system?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thanks.</P>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 20:56:40 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332342#M242Rottenweiler2017-07-26T20:56:40ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332358#M244
Is the NAS214 built in anti virus software free and is it automatically updating ?Wed, 26 Jul 2017 21:15:31 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332358#M244voodoogts2017-07-26T21:15:31ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332371#M245
<P>I see that there is Anti-Virus software running on the ReadyNAS, but not by defaul, but who's list are you running? How often is the update pushed out and will it be realtime or required download? I know that I often set and forget devices such as a NAS, so this is a main concern for me.</P>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 21:29:43 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332371#M245Piggy37542017-07-26T21:29:43ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332375#M246
<P>We have 2 models readyNAS 626X, one offsite and one on premis, I also have a small 2 bay ReadyNas at my home. I know these use Debian as an OS, however I am somewhat confused as to what ReadyDR and Rsync do behind the scenes and at the Linix level. Could you please explane that?</P>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 21:31:16 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332375#M246Eryk11382017-07-26T21:31:16ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332377#M247
<P><A href="https://kb.netgear.com/20641/ReadyNAS-Hard-Disk-Compatibility-List" target="_blank">https://kb.netgear.com/20641/ReadyNAS-Hard-Disk-Compatibility-List</A></P>
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<P>You can go to this link, select RN214 in the pull down menu. &nbsp;You will see a list of compatible HDDs.</P>
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<P>For RN214, a 2TB desktop HDD would be good. &nbsp;Populate all four bays, you will get 8TB total capacity, and around 6TB to 6.5TB effective storage space, derated due to data protection redudancy.</P>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 21:33:03 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332377#M247douglas_cheung2017-07-26T21:33:03ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332380#M248
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<P>You can go to this link, select RN214 in the pull down menu. &nbsp;You will see a list of compatible HDDs.</P>
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<P>For RN214, a 2TB desktop HDD would be good. &nbsp;Populate all four bays, you will get 8TB total capacity, and around 6TB to 6.5TB effective storage space, derated due to data protection redudancy.</P>
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<BLOCKQUOTE><LI-USER uid="443482"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR />I read the spec on the NAS that it has a full 1080p transcoding capability. Can you go over this feature? Will this effect anything if I have large amounts of 4k video content stored on the NAS?<HR /></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>Different models have different performance on performning render, transcoding, streaming of 1080p video. &nbsp;Most often, people talk about this feature in the context of running Plex. &nbsp;If you want to play 4k video, for smooth streaming, I'd recommend a RN524X or above.</P>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 21:38:32 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332385#M249douglas_cheung2017-07-26T21:38:32ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332386#M250
<P>Um, I get this contest is a great way to get everyone use to the new forum but it's not effective for responding to questions. This whole conversation is listed as a single topic, so many of the people who are asking questions will have to scroll through all the responses to get answers, and that's not the best experience with a new forum. However, I would like to say I like the digs.</P>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 21:38:46 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332386#M250Newsat112017-07-26T21:38:46ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332391#M251
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<P>Is there any way to have the ReadyCloud Desktop app sync both ways? so far I have only been able to have copies of whatever it's on my computer but if I delete something in my hard drive it doesn't get deleted in the ReadyNAS, that makes me have a bunch of old files that I don't need anymore, I have to delete them twice, in my hard drive and then in the ReadyNAS. I'd love to have that feature, to be able to have an exact copy all the time, is that already a feature? and if not is it somewhere in the plans of coming up things? thanks in advance! <img id="smileyhappy" class="emoticon emoticon-smileyhappy" src="https://community.netgear.com/i/smilies/16x16_smiley-happy.png" alt="Smiley Happy" title="Smiley Happy" /></P>
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<P>Yes, there is a way to do bi-directional sync.<BR /><BR /></P>
<P>There are two distinct functions from ReadyCLOUD desktop app. &nbsp;There is "sync" and there is "backup". &nbsp;You can create a backup job where all the content in the folder (ReadyCLOUD will create the folder for you on your PC) will be backed up to ReadyNAS. &nbsp;A different function is sync. &nbsp;You first tell ReadyCLOUD which folder you want to sync from your ReadyNAS, ReadyCLOUD will create a mirror folder on the PC. &nbsp;In the future, all material in both folders will be synchronized. &nbsp; There are sufficient amount of KB articles available on this topic, with step-by-step instruction.</P>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 21:43:16 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332391#M251douglas_cheung2017-07-26T21:43:16ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332394#M252
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<P>Forgive my stupidity on this.. I could take this and just plug it into my Nighthawk Router and be able to make picutre backups from my Cell phone anywhere correct? &nbsp;What other models can this be done with? &nbsp;I seriously need something like this im always plugging my phone in to make backups of the pics!</P>
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<P>All currently in production ReadyNAS (ReadyNAS OS 6 models) has the accompanied app on iOS and Android that allows you to back up photo from your phone to ReadyNAS. &nbsp;You have the option to decide if you want to run backup only when you are on WiFi (as oppose to cellualr data network).</P>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 21:45:04 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332394#M252douglas_cheung2017-07-26T21:45:04ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332397#M253
<BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><LI-USER uid="258275"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR />
<P>Is there any model of readyNAS where i can see real life usagediferrence between using 7200rpm HDD drives compare to 5400rpm drives?</P>
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<P>What kind of "useage difference" do you want to see? &nbsp;Data throughput? &nbsp;It is hard to compared. &nbsp;Throughput depends on the CPU, memory, OS, file system, application, etc. etc. All we know is 7200rpm is faster. &nbsp;But by how much? &nbsp;The difference depends greatly on the factors I just mentioned, and oh yes, file type, read/write sequencing, etc. etc.</P>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 21:47:31 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332397#M253douglas_cheung2017-07-26T21:47:31ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332399#M254
<BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><LI-USER uid="266681"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR />
<P>Any ReadyNas with the ReadyPhotos application installed can automatically backup photos on any mobile device with the companion application installed.</P>
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<P>Try to use ReadyCLOUD instead of ReadyPhotos. &nbsp;You get more out of ReadyCLOUD. &nbsp;For the photo features in the ReadyPhotos, you can get those feature from other more modern apps.</P>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 21:48:52 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332399#M254douglas_cheung2017-07-26T21:48:52ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332404#M255
<P>Yes, RN526X, 626X are compatible with VMware 6.0.</P>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 21:54:41 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332404#M255douglas_cheung2017-07-26T21:54:41ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332414#M257
<BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><LI-USER uid="233424"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR />
<P>Does the 214 run OS6?&nbsp;</P>
<P>How does an ARM processor compare to Intel models?</P>
<P>Can you use the 10TB drives in this system?</P>
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<P>Thanks.</P>
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<P>Simply put, Intel processors are 64-bit, ARM processors are 32-bit. &nbsp;Of course, a modern ARM processor outperforms against a 2004 Intel processor. &nbsp;So, you do need to look at the architecture, the speed, etc. etc. &nbsp;But in general, if you are buying a new product from the same vendor, it is safe to assume that a system based on Intel processor is faster than one that is based on ARM. &nbsp;</P>
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<P>In the example of ReadyNAS, you have a quad core ARM in RN212/214. &nbsp;It is still slower than a dual core Intel in a RN420 (422/424/426/428).</P>
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<P>The size of the drive does not have any relevance to the overall performance (tiny bit, almost not noticeable). &nbsp;It runs the same, slow or fast. &nbsp;It is the conduit (i.e. interface) between the HDD and the mother board in the ReadyNAS that determines the speed. &nbsp;Of course, the spec of the motherboard.</P>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 21:59:03 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332414#M257douglas_cheung2017-07-26T21:59:03ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332418#M258
<BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><LI-USER uid="266681"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR />
<P>Um, I get this contest is a great way to get everyone use to the new forum but it's not effective for responding to questions. This whole conversation is listed as a single topic, so many of the people who are asking questions will have to scroll through all the responses to get answers, and that's not the best experience with a new forum. However, I would like to say I like the digs.</P>
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<P>Newsat11 - I agree! We are going to let things roll and keep this up for now. You are providing some super helpful responses! Would you mind using the "quote" feature to help clarify what you are answering?&nbsp;<BR /><BR />We are already reviewing some really cool ways to run these going forward. Stay tuned, and thanks for helping!<BR /><BR />Alex</P>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 22:01:20 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332418#M258abox2017-07-26T22:01:20ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332437#M259
<P>how easy is it to set up for someone who isnt really knowledgeable about nas.</P>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 22:17:47 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332437#M259antics2017-07-26T22:17:47ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332445#M260
<P>I would love to move from a usb drive to a full nas storage system and from I understand is it is easier to manage for multiple computer system.</P>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 22:32:46 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332445#M260William10a2017-07-26T22:32:46ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332480#M261
<P>I was looking into whether the ReadyNAS can be used with the Arlo home cameras. &nbsp;According to the thread below from 2016, they are not yet integrated. &nbsp;Do you know if Arlo support will be added?</P><P><A href="https://community.netgear.com/t5/Current-NETGEAR-and-Partners/Arlo-cameras-with-ReadyNAS-Surveillance/m-p/1182592#M6109" target="_blank">https://community.netgear.com/t5/Current-NETGEAR-and-Partners/Arlo-cameras-with-ReadyNAS-Surveillance/m-p/1182592#M6109</A></P>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 23:18:02 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332480#M261Guppy2017-07-26T23:18:02ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332499#M262
<BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><LI-USER uid="350305"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR /><P>Simply put, Intel processors are 64-bit, ARM processors are 32-bit. &nbsp;Of course, a modern ARM processor outperforms against a 2004 Intel processor. &nbsp;So, you do need to look at the architecture, the speed, etc. etc. &nbsp;But in general, if you are buying a new product from the same vendor, it is safe to assume that a system based on Intel processor is faster than one that is based on ARM.&nbsp;</P></BLOCKQUOTE><P>This is incorrect - ARM publicly released 64-bit architecture in 2011, some NAS vendors are using 64-bit ARM processors today. For example, Marvell quote <SPAN class="st">ARMADA 3700 for NAS use cases, Annapurna Labs (their 32-bit ARM based Alpine SoC is used in RN21x) also have 64-bit ARM based SoCs for NAS applications too, and there are others. I'm not trying to start a big debate, just prefer correct information.<BR /></SPAN></P><P>&nbsp;</P><BLOCKQUOTE><P>In the example of ReadyNAS, you have a quad core ARM in RN212/214. &nbsp;It is still slower than a dual core Intel in a RN420 (422/424/426/428).</P><HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>That may well be correct, I think it is important to specify "slower" at what task/activity. It would be helpful to have q<SPAN class="_Tgc _y9e">uantitative data to demonstrate the real differences for those tasks. </SPAN></P>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 23:40:36 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332499#M262aks2017-07-26T23:40:36ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332539#M263
<P>Is there embeded backup software for PCs and laptops or simply using the backup functionality in Windows 10 is what is needed?</P>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 00:56:24 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332539#M263hmlopeztexoma2017-07-27T00:56:24ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332591#M264
<BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><LI-USER uid="443510"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR />
<P>Would using the ReadyNAS 214 be overkill &nbsp;for use as a video security recorder?</P>
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<P>It really depends on how many camera you plan to use. &nbsp;I assume that you have calculated the capacity you need to store the video. &nbsp;Your only variable should be how many cameras, what resolution, what frame rate you want to support.</P>
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<P>It is already a rumor that is leaked by Milestone. &nbsp;ReadyNAS will support Milestone VMS in a few weeks. &nbsp;Unfortunately, it only runs on RN422 and above. &nbsp;But the software is fantastic, paired with the ReadyNAS hardware.</P>
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<P>Hope that helps.</P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 02:41:00 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332591#M264douglas_cheung2017-07-27T02:41:00ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332594#M265
<BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><LI-USER uid="349876"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR />
<P>I would like to know if the ReadyNAS 214 can&nbsp;run as a Plex server for streaming HD movies, and if it can be recommended for that purpose.</P>
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<P>Yes, I would recommend that for that purpose.</P>
<P><BR />But if you think that you want multiple HD streams, or 4k streams, it is probably safer to go with their newer RN420 (422/424/426/428) series. &nbsp;That is based on a much more powerful CPU (Intel Atom 64-bit processor, vs. 32-bit from ARM.)</P>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 02:42:42 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332594#M265douglas_cheung2017-07-27T02:42:42ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332605#M266
<P>Currently I am using a SSD drive connected to my routers USB 3.0 port with a USB 3.0 to SATA cable and just using the ReadyShare on the router. How well does ReadyNAS 214 proforme compaired to what I have currently setup and what other benifits would I expect to see with the ReadyNAS 214?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thanks in advanced!</P>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 03:17:49 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332605#M266slompochomp2017-07-27T03:17:49ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332621#M267
<P>Any chance for a directory server add-on (Samba domain controller) for the 214 in the future?</P>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 04:16:08 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332621#M267ahpsi12017-07-27T04:16:08ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332980#M268
<BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><LI-USER uid="443482"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR />Is the NAS214 built in anti virus software free and is it automatically updating ?<HR /></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>Yes, it is free. &nbsp;It updates once a day, automatically.</P>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 14:45:01 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332980#M268douglas_cheung2017-07-27T14:45:01ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332985#M269
<BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><LI-USER uid="443576"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR />
<P>I see that there is Anti-Virus software running on the ReadyNAS, but not by defaul, but who's list are you running? How often is the update pushed out and will it be realtime or required download? I know that I often set and forget devices such as a NAS, so this is a main concern for me.</P>
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<P>The ReadyNAS automatically updates the virus database once a day, of course, as long as you turn on that feature. &nbsp;ReadyNAS uses an open source anti-virus database.</P>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 14:46:57 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332985#M269douglas_cheung2017-07-27T14:46:57ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332992#M270
<BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><LI-USER uid="437264"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR />
<P>We have 2 models readyNAS 626X, one offsite and one on premis, I also have a small 2 bay ReadyNas at my home. I know these use Debian as an OS, however I am somewhat confused as to what ReadyDR and Rsync do behind the scenes and at the Linix level. Could you please explane that?</P>
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<P>rsync is a file level backup tool. &nbsp;</P>
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<P>ReadyDR operates at the block level. &nbsp;Therefore, it is more incremental, requires less Internet bandwidth (helpful in your case when you have two systems across the WAN), and it has NETGEAR ReadyNAS software management UI around it. &nbsp;The ReadyNAS UI makes it simple to set up, and the software places the snapshots in the destination unit in a separate share that is not writable by anyone, including the admin. &nbsp;This is a great anti-ransomware tool. &nbsp;</P>
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<P>To people who use ReadyNAS more than a NAS, like iSCSI JBOD, VM storage, the additional benefit is that ReadyDR backs up everything, because it is block level, including LUN, VM storage.</P>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 14:52:18 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1332992#M270douglas_cheung2017-07-27T14:52:18ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1333166#M271
<BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><LI-USER uid="440161"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR />
<P>how easy is it to set up for someone who isnt really knowledgeable about nas.</P>
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<P>It is pretty easy. &nbsp;There are a lot of knowledge based articles available. &nbsp;But for an easy-to-follow visual illustration, you can view this video clip:</P>
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<P><A href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fgBwJ2RZPI" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fgBwJ2RZPI</A></P>
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<P>Enjoy!</P>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 17:25:37 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1333166#M271douglas_cheung2017-07-27T17:25:37ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1333184#M272
<P>New ReadyNAS hardware is released that brings different CPUs and RAM, sometimes different NICs, new software releases brings some new features. Except for the RR4360, there isn't any new unit that truly makes a difference, that brings something really new to the product line.<BR />Are you planning on releasing ReadyNAS products that bring new features? Such as a media center version with an HDMI port and something like Kodi embedded. Or a NAS with DAS capabilities, so it can be connected directly to a computer and allow direct storage, which could be useful to a broad range of customers, from the novice to home office and power user.<BR /><BR />Is Docker going to be natively supported by ReadyNAS? This is available on most mainstream NASes nowadays and really boosts a NAS capabilities. There are some powerful x86 ReadyNASes but no native virtualization platform to truly take advantage of their CPU.<BR /><BR />How about Arlo? Any plan on adding support to store Arlo videos on ReadyNAS?<BR /><BR />Will there be a new ReadyNAS OS with a revised interface, possibly with easy and advanced mode (or more control than currently)?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>+ Is there going to be a RN322? (aka an x86 unit cheaper than RN422).</P>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 17:40:07 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1333184#M272jak0lantash2017-07-27T17:40:07ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1333222#M273
<BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><LI-USER uid="381845"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR />
<P>New ReadyNAS hardware is released that brings different CPUs and RAM, sometimes different NICs, new software releases brings some new features. Except for the RR4360, there isn't any new unit that truly makes a difference, that brings something really new to the product line.<BR />Are you planning on releasing ReadyNAS products that bring new features? Such as a media center version with an HDMI port and something like Kodi embedded. Or a NAS with DAS capabilities, so it can be connected directly to a computer and allow direct storage, which could be useful to a broad range of customers, from the novice to home office and power user.<BR /><BR />Is Docker going to be natively supported by ReadyNAS? This is available on most mainstream NASes nowadays and really boosts a NAS capabilities. There are some powerful x86 ReadyNASes but no native virtualization platform to truly take advantage of their CPU.<BR /><BR />How about Arlo? Any plan on adding support to store Arlo videos on ReadyNAS?<BR /><BR />Will there be a new ReadyNAS OS with a revised interface, possibly with easy and advanced mode (or more control than currently)?</P>
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<P>+ Is there going to be a RN322? (aka an x86 unit cheaper than RN422).</P>
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<P>RN422 is at about the same price as RN312 now...&nbsp;</P>
<P><BR />The world has moved on... RN422 will be the new darling, like RN312.</P>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 18:02:19 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1333222#M273douglas_cheung2017-07-27T18:02:19ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1333261#M274
<P>Are there any plans&nbsp; to offer a package which would include all the essential Netgear products for setting up your home network? Aka a combo package with ReadyNAS&nbsp; + WiFi router + modem + cabling. It would be an insta-buy for me if it came&nbsp; with an enclosure for the devices.</P>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 18:22:46 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1333261#M274maibaum2017-07-27T18:22:46ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1333272#M275
<BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><LI-USER uid="26149"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR />
<P>Currently I am using a SSD drive connected to my routers USB 3.0 port with a USB 3.0 to SATA cable and just using the ReadyShare on the router. How well does ReadyNAS 214 proforme compaired to what I have currently setup and what other benifits would I expect to see with the ReadyNAS 214?</P>
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<P>Thanks in advanced!</P>
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<P>Using ReadyShare is a great start. &nbsp;Once you are comfortable with that technology, but hunger for more, you should look at RN214.</P>
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<P>1. The performance of data access is limited by the router. &nbsp;RN214 is a dedicated device just for data storage, access and sharing. &nbsp;</P>
<P>2. RN214 has four drives. &nbsp;Obviously, larger capacity. &nbsp;For sure, especially that your current USB is a SSD based storage. &nbsp;Also, this is very important, a four drive system, when you configure it as RAID5 (default), you will have protection. &nbsp;RN214 comes with 5 levels of data protection against mechanical, physical, human, system level errors, and virus attacks. &nbsp;</P>
<P>3. There are more sharing, streaming, oh, yes, Plex, that is not avaible in the router. &nbsp;(Plex is available to the very high end models of NETGEAR Nighthawk. &nbsp;But, obviously, the performance is, again, limited by the Router.)</P>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 18:28:16 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1333272#M275douglas_cheung2017-07-27T18:28:16ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1333283#M276
<BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><LI-USER uid="443959"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR />
<P>Are there any plans&nbsp; to offer a package which would include all the essential Netgear products for setting up your home network? Aka a combo package with ReadyNAS&nbsp; + WiFi router + modem + cabling. It would be an insta-buy for me if it came&nbsp; with an enclosure for the devices.</P>
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<P>I am sure that would be NETGEAR marketing's dream. &nbsp;That is a great idea for a digital store where the buyer is asked a series of questions and products are recommended to him/her and placed into a basket.</P>
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<P>A fixed bundle is probably not realistic because there are so many cominbations and permutations of possibilities.</P>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 18:37:10 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1333283#M276douglas_cheung2017-07-27T18:37:10ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1333345#M277
<P>How does this fair for a media server?&nbsp;</P>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 20:01:25 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1333345#M277freakofneek2017-07-27T20:01:25ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1333447#M278
<P>This thing looks like a beast. Love the specs on this. Simple question... does it come in other colors?</P><P>Thank you.&nbsp;</P>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 21:51:23 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1333447#M278Astrosrule2017-07-27T21:51:23ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1333500#M279
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<P>This thing looks like a beast. Love the specs on this. Simple question... does it come in other colors?</P>
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<P>Which model are you talking about?</P>
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<P>RN212/214 are jet back; RN422/424/426/428 got a very modern industrial design; RN520s/620s have a beautiful brush metal facade. &nbsp;The 420s/520s/620s all have a front panel LCD for you to see your IP address, and many other life stats... and a five-point touch button designed by a kung-fu master (paraphrasing from "Kill Bill").</P>
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<P>But... each model has only one color... (I can sell you stickies to dress it up. &nbsp;:-) )</P>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 23:03:47 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1333500#M279douglas_cheung2017-07-27T23:03:47ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1333505#M280
<BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><LI-USER uid="444019"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR />
<P>How does this fair for a media server?&nbsp;</P>
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<P>With the exception of not having a HDMI interface, you have everything you would need. &nbsp;</P>
<P>ReadyNAS works very well with Plex. &nbsp;All you need to do is to run Plex from your mobile device, and project it up to a Chrome Cast. &nbsp;The HDMI cable is so passe. &nbsp;You don't need another humming device in your living room next to the TV. &nbsp;Keep the NAS in your study.&nbsp;</P>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 23:07:32 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1333505#M280douglas_cheung2017-07-27T23:07:32ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1333615#M281
Is it possible to run a full-blown website on there? If so that'd be great!Fri, 28 Jul 2017 03:48:51 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1333615#M281SystemCrash2017-07-28T03:48:51ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1333620#M282
Thanks for answering all my question. Product sounds promising !Fri, 28 Jul 2017 04:08:07 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1333620#M282voodoogts2017-07-28T04:08:07ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1333711#M283
<P>I have an older unit (several older units actually), a ReadyNAS NV+ v2, and they all have worked pretty well for my needs using the build-in ReadyDLNA service: stream music around the house to multiple speakers (Bose Soundtouch) and stream shows/movies to my TV (Panasonic). All work flawlessly in my experience. So the RN214 will accomplish basic media serving easily given it is a step up in terms of performance relative to NV+ v2.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>You might also be interested in transcoding, however I personally store the original files compatible formats to the target player devices so don't need transcoding. The RN214 has sufficient performance to transcode, but I am not familiar with exactly how many concurrent streams can be handled - I would assume only one. Note, I believe you will need a separate media server that supports transcoding such as Plex for this, as I do not believe the RN has this capability built in (to ReadyDLNA or other built-in app/service)</P><P>&nbsp;</P>Fri, 28 Jul 2017 08:21:49 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1333711#M283aks2017-07-28T08:21:49ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1333995#M284
<P>Does Netgear intend to simulate third party add-on development or create its own updated ecosystem of apps? &nbsp;I love your hardware but it falls a bit behind in some respects.</P>Fri, 28 Jul 2017 15:10:50 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1333995#M284aggieman122017-07-28T15:10:50ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1334352#M286
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<BLOCKQUOTE><SPAN><LI-USER uid="444185"></LI-USER> wrote:</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Is it possible to run a full-blown website on there? If so that'd be great!</SPAN><HR /></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>The unit is running apache on the backend, and&nbsp;there are interaces that allow you to have a full-blown website.</P>
<P>For the most controll, there are some extensions in the app sdk to help for some of the more advanced web services.</P>
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<P>Does Netgear intend to simulate third party add-on development or create its own updated ecosystem of apps? &nbsp;I love your hardware but it falls a bit behind in some respects.</P>
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<P>The overview page for apps is <A href="http://apps.readynas.com/pages/" target="_self">here</A>.</P>
<P>The development stuff can be found on our <A href="https://github.com/ReadyNAS/sdk/wiki" target="_self">github</A>. We have VirtualBox option for development and SDK inforamtion to help interface with our API. The application core component is based on debian's deb packages, and you can use&nbsp;debian's package documentation.</P>
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<P>&nbsp;</P>Fri, 28 Jul 2017 21:57:33 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1334352#M286OOM-92017-07-28T21:57:33ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1334554#M287
How often would you expect to see any firmware updates, if any at all, and is there a roll back/troubleshoot feature in case anything goes pear shaped???<BR />Thanks :-)Sat, 29 Jul 2017 07:56:12 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1334554#M287LiverpoolLee2017-07-29T07:56:12ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1334555#M288
<BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><LI-USER uid="444629"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR />How often would you expect to see any firmware updates, if any at all, and is there a roll back/troubleshoot feature in case anything goes pear shaped???<BR />Thanks :-)<HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>The&nbsp;<A href="https://community.netgear.com/t5/ReadyNAS-Firmware-Release-Notes/bd-p/readynas-release-notes" target="_self">ReadyNAS Firmware Release Notes</A>&nbsp;section gives some hints to release frequency, but I have observed typically every few months for active units. Rollback is not quite so easy, and sometimes not even possible. You need to ensure you have good backups.</P>Sat, 29 Jul 2017 08:09:29 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1334555#M288aks2017-07-29T08:09:29ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1334609#M289
<P>What is the best and also safest method to gradually&nbsp;upgrade the disks to larger capacity&nbsp;ones in the RN214?</P><P>Currently I have 4x2TB in RAID 5 using X-RAID.&nbsp;I am starting to run out of disk space (still managing) but I guess the upgrade would be unavoidable soon... I have just upgraded to the latest 6.8.0-RC1 firmware.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thanks in advance,</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Miklos</P>Sat, 29 Jul 2017 11:19:55 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1334609#M289Miklos2017-07-29T11:19:55ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1334720#M290
How does this model compare to the qnap 451+ as far as streaming plex and capturing and streaming gameplay to places like twitch, YouTube, ectSat, 29 Jul 2017 15:13:21 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1334720#M290Tofu87m2017-07-29T15:13:21ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1334882#M291
<P>When resetting the router should I unplug it and for how long? Does this actually help if the internet is running slow, to reset the router? Thank you!</P>Sat, 29 Jul 2017 17:32:18 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1334882#M291calistakallie2017-07-29T17:32:18ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1334950#M292
<BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><LI-USER uid="441154"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR /><P>When resetting the router should I unplug it and for how long? Does this actually help if the internet is running slow, to reset the router? Thank you!</P><HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>No just push the reset button for around 10 seconds normal and it may or may not help with a slow internet depands o the cause of the problem if the isp is the cause it will not but if a router setting is the and you can not clear it you may tooreset the router and reset it up.</P><P>The only time you need to reset the router and disconnect the power from it is a 30-30-30 reset.</P>Sat, 29 Jul 2017 19:03:13 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1334950#M292William10a2017-07-29T19:03:13ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1335096#M293
<BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><LI-USER uid="424624"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR /><P>What is the best and also safest method to gradually&nbsp;upgrade the disks to larger capacity&nbsp;ones in the RN214?</P><P>Currently I have 4x2TB in RAID 5 using X-RAID.&nbsp;I am starting to run out of disk space (still managing) but I guess the upgrade would be unavoidable soon... I have just upgraded to the latest 6.8.0-RC1 firmware.</P><HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Do a full backup first... then you can either:</P><UL><LI>swap each disk for a new one but only one disk at a time, and wait for it to complete resync (will take several hours each disk)</LI><LI>or swap all disks at once and restore the backup - I am pretty sure this will in fact be faster, and also safer (you will still have all you data in tact on the old disks)</LI></UL><P>&nbsp;</P>Sat, 29 Jul 2017 21:37:32 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1335096#M293aks2017-07-29T21:37:32ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1335111#M294
<BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><LI-USER uid="444730"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR />How does this model compare to the qnap 451+ as far as streaming plex and capturing and streaming gameplay to places like twitch, YouTube, ect<HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>The QNAP TS451+ has an Intel based chipset which is perhaps similar to the ReadyNAS 314 or the newer 400 series, also on price about the same. ReadyNAS 214 has an ARM based chipset more like the TS431+, specs and price also similar.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>For streaming, I think the answer is much simpler: can the RN214 stream content and even transcode, and the answer is yes it can.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>If you want to know which has more processing performance, then the answer is also pretty easy in this comparison, and that is the QNAP TS451+. However, I think you need to consider what you are trying to achieve and figure out the best NAS for the task. With your current question I think they can both do that task quite easily.</P>Sat, 29 Jul 2017 21:51:59 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1335111#M294aks2017-07-29T21:51:59ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1335196#M295
<P><SPAN class="Apple-style-span">How&nbsp;much&nbsp;electricty&nbsp;does&nbsp;the&nbsp;RN214 use &nbsp;for&nbsp;someone&nbsp;who&nbsp;is&nbsp;constantly&nbsp;streaming&nbsp;1080p video?<BR /></SPAN></P><BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><LI-USER uid="417344"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR /><P><FONT size="4" color="#000000" face="helvetica"><A href="https://www.netgear.com/home/products/connected-storage/RN214.aspx?utm_source=community&amp;utm_content=readynasAMA072617&amp;cid=community" target="_blank"><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="readynasArtboard 2-BD1.png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.netgear.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/18277i4474AD9C395981D3/image-size/large?v=1.0&amp;px=999" title="readynasArtboard 2-BD1.png" alt="readynasArtboard 2-BD1.png" /></span></A>We are hosting an extended 4 week Ask Me Anything AMA for the NETGEAR ReadyNAS line of products and we would love to answer your ReadyNAS questions. Best of all, posting your question below enters you in a sweepstake to win a <A href="https://www.netgear.com/home/products/connected-storage/RN214.aspx?utm_source=community&amp;utm_content=readynasAMA072617&amp;cid=community" target="_blank">ReadyNAS 214</A> with 4x 2-terabyte hard drives. &nbsp;</FONT></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;<FONT size="4" color="#000000" face="helvetica">Learn more about <A href="https://www.netgear.com/home/products/connected-storage/?utm_source=community&amp;utm_content=readynasAMA072617&amp;cid=community" target="_blank">NETGEAR ReadyNAS products for Home </A>&nbsp;and <A href="https://www.netgear.com/business/products/storage/readynas/?utm_source=community&amp;utm_content=readynasAMA072617&amp;cid=community" target="_blank">ReadyNAS for Small &amp; Medium businesses</A>.</FONT></P><P><FONT size="4" color="#000000" face="helvetica"><A href="https://community.netgear.com/t5/Using-your-ReadyNAS/The-NETGEAR-AMA-ReadyNAS-Sweepstakes-07262017-Official-Rules/m-p/1332130" target="_self">Sweepstakes rules and alternative means of entry</A>:</FONT></P><P><FONT size="4" color="#000000" face="helvetica">How to ask a question and enter:</FONT></P><UL><LI><FONT size="4" color="#000000" face="helvetica">In the discussion thread below post a question for our ReadyNAS team about ReadyNAS products.</FONT></LI><LI><FONT size="4" color="#000000" face="helvetica">During the Questions &amp; Answers and entry period: 7/26/2017 – 8/28/2017 a ReadyNAS rep will visit this thread and answer relevant questions Monday-Friday.</FONT></LI><LI><FONT size="4" color="#000000" face="helvetica">After the Q&amp;A is finished one lucky respondent will be chosen at random to receive a ReadyNAS 214!</FONT></LI></UL><P><FONT size="4" color="#000000" face="helvetica">We look forward to your questions.</FONT></P><P><FONT size="4" color="#000000" face="helvetica">Good Luck</FONT></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><FONT size="4" color="#000000" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A href="http://bit.ly/NGCregister" target="_self">Register to post your question</A></FONT></P><HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P><SPAN class="Apple-style-span"><BR /><BR /></SPAN></P>Sun, 30 Jul 2017 00:42:56 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1335196#M295Venctin2017-07-30T00:42:56ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1335241#M296
<P>Can I hookup my&nbsp; wireless printer to this device?&nbsp; Can I sync pictures taken on my phone to automatically store a copy? Is this limited to specific operating systems?</P>Sun, 30 Jul 2017 03:49:39 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1335241#M296LARRI20087142017-07-30T03:49:39ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1335242#M297
<P>Is a VPN included or do I have to sign up with an outside company?</P>Sun, 30 Jul 2017 04:04:32 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1335242#M297crapweasle5182017-07-30T04:04:32ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1335251#M298
<P>What is the warrenty info on the ReadyNAS 214? thanks</P>Sun, 30 Jul 2017 05:35:15 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1335251#M298Hellcatkitty2017-07-30T05:35:15ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1335290#M299
<P>1.Does this Ready NAS Can also be used has SAN for mounting the LUN on the Various Platform like WIN,LINUX, CITRIX &nbsp;for centralized backup and storage.</P><P>2.What kind of raid level can be used , if two disk goes down how can recover the data.Does it store the parity bit on the other to recover it.</P><P>3.Is that possible to increase the RAM size , Does it have any extra slot to do that.</P>Sun, 30 Jul 2017 07:26:40 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1335290#M299samulel2017-07-30T07:26:40ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1335374#M300
<BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><LI-USER uid="444991"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR /><P>What is the warrenty info on the ReadyNAS 214? thanks</P><HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>The chassis has 3 year warranty according to the Netgear website <A href="http://www.netgear.com/home/products/connected-storage/RN214.aspx#tab-techspecs" target="_self">technical specs for RN214</A>. However, this may be region specific, in the UK you get 3 years.</P>Sun, 30 Jul 2017 12:42:37 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1335374#M300aks2017-07-30T12:42:37ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1335379#M301
<P>I thought i'd ask this:</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Can netgear recommend a suitable most likely non-netgear nas that comes with free support from the parent company? Being told constantly to open up a pay-as-u-go support request gets on my nerves almost as much as moderators asking unsolved posts to mark them as resolved...</P>Sun, 30 Jul 2017 12:53:11 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1335379#M301fluffybunnyuk2017-07-30T12:53:11ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1335380#M302
<P>d i hope i win... the irony...</P>Sun, 30 Jul 2017 12:55:30 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1335380#M302fluffybunnyuk2017-07-30T12:55:30ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1335381#M303
<BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><LI-USER uid="444977"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR /><P>Can I hookup my&nbsp; wireless printer to this device?</P></BLOCKQUOTE><P>You need to hook your printer to your router to get it on your network. Can you expand on what you are trying to achieve?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><BLOCKQUOTE><P>Can I sync pictures taken on my phone to automatically store a copy?</P></BLOCKQUOTE><P>This may require an app on your phone to store to the ReadyNAS. If you can make the phone function as USB storage, then you can connect it to the RN and sync with the press of a button.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><BLOCKQUOTE><P>Is this limited to specific operating systems?</P><HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>If you mean Windows/OSX/Linux they are all supported with various network file protocols (Samba, AFP). Do you have a specific OS requirement?</P>Sun, 30 Jul 2017 13:01:02 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1335381#M303aks2017-07-30T13:01:02ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1335418#M304
Why NetGear over any other brand?Sun, 30 Jul 2017 14:36:51 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1335418#M304daspiel2017-07-30T14:36:51ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1335564#M305
<BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><LI-USER uid="445100"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR />Why NetGear over any other brand?<HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>ReadyNAS is generally very reliable and stable and as a central file storage it is excellent. Afterall, your data is what you value most! I'm not saying there are no issues, but I observe excellent stability for this basic function. I find the backup modes also very good, if a little confusing to start with. When expanding capacity, popping in an additional disk and have ReadyNAS x-raid expand automatically was seamless the times I have done it. The fan on the Duo v1 was noisy (so I changed mine), the NV+ v2 is not as bad but not silent. There is no way to turn the fan off for example when the disk are sleeping and the temperature is sufficiently low, which would make the unit totally silent when not in use. The newer RN200 series have larger fans that are quieter I believe, so less of an issue now.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>When I have looked elsewhere, let's say QNAP (I have one) and Synology (I don't have one), the community forum here is by far superior in my opinion. Always helpful and I don't recall a time where the pros were sarcastic or flat out abusive (which I have observed on some forums).</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Having said that, I do feel the ReadyNAS lacks advanced features compared to the others, especially Netgear provides little (useful) add-ons. There was a time when Netgear wanted to go for fee based add-ons (even for community contributors who did not want to charge), that was a real joke and fairly offensive to consumer level users. The community add-ons are limited, so I suggest you take a look for yourself in the appropriate sections to check if there are any features missing.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>From personal experience, the ReadyNas NV+ v2 ReadyDLNA had tagging problem in early versions, I raised the issue here and one of the developers created a patch to resolve it. That was rolled in to the next release. I haven't experienced any other issues, and I've had 4 NAS units over the last 10 or so years. I am a bit disappointed that Netgear end-of-lifed the NV+ just a few months after I purchased it, and in fact it was only on the market a short while. I do understand the reasons and I accept that sometimes you just have to move on. The NV+ has still served me well for about 4 years (purchased Jan'2013) and is still my main NAS, so I can't really complain.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Personally I would highly recommend the ReadyNAS and my own next purchase will likely be a RN214, which I think offers best value for money, performance and features that I need. I've got in to the ReadyNAS ways of doing things and don't want to change, but I'm sure other NAS units are also pretty good. It will mostly come down to preferences on the interface and whether the unit has the features you need.</P><P>&nbsp;</P>Sun, 30 Jul 2017 18:06:05 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1335564#M305aks2017-07-30T18:06:05ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1335574#M306
<P>What is the warranty on this device, and is it commercial grade?</P>Sun, 30 Jul 2017 18:12:29 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1335574#M306shebeast2017-07-30T18:12:29ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1335638#M307
<BLOCKQUOTE><LI-USER uid="445213"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR /><P>What is the warranty on this device</P><HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Warranty is covered in message #73 - it is 3 years for the chassis, but may be region dependent. Check you local Netgear site.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><P>and is it commercial grade?</P><HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>What are you looking for specifically? The <A href="http://www.netgear.com/home/products/connected-storage/RN214.aspx" target="_self">RN214</A> is classified as a home/small business class device, could you provide details about the number of users, storage capacity you need, or any other requirement you are looking for in "commercial grade".</P>Sun, 30 Jul 2017 19:25:19 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1335638#M307aks2017-07-30T19:25:19ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1336187#M308
<P>What Apps are available for use with the ReadyNAS 214?</P>Mon, 31 Jul 2017 13:46:58 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1336187#M308katart2017-07-31T13:46:58ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1336213#M309
<P>I bought this router from Costco a year ago are routers much faster now? Should I upgrade? X6 is the model</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thank you.&nbsp;</P>Mon, 31 Jul 2017 14:13:28 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1336213#M309bigdaddy842017-07-31T14:13:28ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1336293#M310
<P>Can I upgrade drives over time as Capasaty grows?</P>Mon, 31 Jul 2017 15:17:25 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1336293#M310stephenradford22017-07-31T15:17:25ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1336397#M311
<BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><LI-USER uid="445583"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR />
<P>Can I upgrade drives over time as Capasaty grows?</P>
<HR /></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>Yes, of course. &nbsp;But always, always do a full backup before you upgrade your drive. &nbsp;And upgrade your drives ONE AT A TIME. &nbsp;Remember, the system is designed to tolerate one error at any one time (unless you are using RAID 50, 60 in the 6-bay and above systems). &nbsp;</P>
<P>Consult with KB articles published by NETGEAR for more info. &nbsp;Upgrading drives is a very common practice. &nbsp;Only requirement is to handle with care...</P>Mon, 31 Jul 2017 16:28:50 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1336397#M311douglas_cheung2017-07-31T16:28:50ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1336441#M312
<BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><LI-USER uid="445583"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR /><P>Can I upgrade drives over time as Capasaty grows?</P><HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Yes you can (as was mentioned above), and I have done this successfully several times myself.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Do a backup, then hot swap (take out an old drive, then insert a new larger capacity one), wait a while whilst the x-raid volume rebuilds and expands. Only swap one disk at a time and it should expand ok without any loss of data. Just in case of disaster during the process, make sure your backup is good!</P><P>&nbsp;</P>Mon, 31 Jul 2017 17:06:39 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1336441#M312aks2017-07-31T17:06:39ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1336445#M313
<BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><LI-USER uid="445548"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR /><P>I bought this router from Costco a year ago are routers much faster now? Should I upgrade? X6 is the model</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thank you.&nbsp;</P><HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>This thread is about the ReadyNAS products, per message #1:</P><P><FONT face="helvetica" size="4" color="#3366FF">How to ask a question and enter:</FONT></P><UL><LI><FONT face="helvetica" size="4" color="#3366FF">In the discussion thread below post a question for our ReadyNAS team about ReadyNAS products.</FONT></LI></UL>Mon, 31 Jul 2017 17:10:18 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1336445#M313aks2017-07-31T17:10:18ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1336599#M315
<P>Hello!!! Any custom firmware for this ready nas ??? Or do you plan add bitorrent client to this ??</P>Mon, 31 Jul 2017 18:50:34 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1336599#M315kmotala2017-07-31T18:50:34ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1336678#M317
<P>Hello!</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I'd know to know specifics around the following.</P><OL><LI>4k streaming capable?</LI><LI>Expandable memory? if so, what are the limits?</LI><LI>RAID levels available?</LI><LI>Any M.2/NVME slots available for caching?</LI></OL>Mon, 31 Jul 2017 19:44:01 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1336678#M317beatlesfreak2002017-07-31T19:44:01ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1337060#M318
<P>Old infrant readynas nv+ user here looking at the changes. How big of a hdd can it theoretically support ie. 12/14/16/20 TB? Does the DLNA server support subtitles?</P>Tue, 01 Aug 2017 05:40:16 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1337060#M318coffee_lover2017-08-01T05:40:16ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1337099#M319
<P>How does this unit compare to my aging ReadyNas Ultra 2 &amp; Synology DS1513+?</P><P>Is it compatible with Western Digital Red drives?<BR /><BR /></P><P>How easy would the migration of data be, from the two NASes above?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I am currently using the DS1513+ as web, file, video, audio, MS Office-like server.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>My Ultra 2 is iSCSI Server to backup and archive mail from the email server.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I'm looking to replace my Lenovo m73 Mid-Tower e-Mail Server. Would this NAS fit the bill and how&nbsp;easy would the process be to migrate over?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>What network security feature does it have to prevent intrusions and hackers, bots, malware and virus; when it's accessible on the internet?&nbsp;</P>Tue, 01 Aug 2017 08:56:14 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1337099#M319yukkevchuhau2017-08-01T08:56:14ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1337149#M321
I understand generally what ReadyNAS is, but do you have a site that provides a simplistic description of what it is, including a graphical depiction of how it interfaces with all devices in the home network?Tue, 01 Aug 2017 10:22:54 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1337149#M321pawbeeman2017-08-01T10:22:54ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1337177#M322
Can you connect the RN212 to an Wifi Range Extender and get the same quality of service? Will the quality of service be there if you added a wifi adapter and connected by wifi only?Tue, 01 Aug 2017 11:11:15 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1337177#M322Lv2Travel2017-08-01T11:11:15ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1337412#M323
<BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><LI-USER uid="446028"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR />Can you connect the RN212 to an Wifi Range Extender and get the same quality of service? Will the quality of service be there if you added a wifi adapter and connected by wifi only?<HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>The ReadyNAS 200 series has two gigabit wired connections, so I'm not sure you can expect that level of throughput over wifi currently. Why is it you want to locate away from the router/switch?</P>Tue, 01 Aug 2017 15:24:47 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1337412#M323aks2017-08-01T15:24:47ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1337784#M325
<BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><LI-USER uid="445687"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR />
<P>Hello!!! Any custom firmware for this ready nas ??? Or do you plan add bitorrent client to this ??</P>
<HR /></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>There is no specific&nbsp;custom firmware for the ReadyNAS. If you venture in that durection may make support an issue.</P>
<P>In the backend is running Debian, so you are able to do most/all the debian things on the unit. There are some packages and versioning that is a little different, but&nbsp;most of the packaging will be the same as any other Debian server.</P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<P>There are a few bittorrent clients available on the app site:</P>
<P><A href="http://apps.readynas.com/pages/?page_id=9" target="_blank">http://apps.readynas.com/pages/?page_id=9</A></P>
<UL>
<LI>Qbittorrent</LI>
<LI>Transmission</LI>
<LI>uTorrent</LI>
</UL>
<P>(If there is something not in that list and available on debian, you can ssh and install that client if you wish.)</P>
<P>Note: The OS Space that is allocated on the ReadyNASOS is limited to 4GB, so if there is more space needed for the client/app, we have a directory dedicated for the application space on your data volume.</P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE><LI-USER uid="445536"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR />
<P>What Apps are available for use with the ReadyNAS 214?</P>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>You can look at the app list, and the "Download for"&nbsp;<EM>all devices</EM> and&nbsp;<EM>ARM</EM> will be the apps that are compactible with the RN214.</P>
<P><A href="http://apps.readynas.com/pages/?page_id=9" target="_blank">http://apps.readynas.com/pages/?page_id=9</A></P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE>beatlesfreak200 wrote:
<P>I'd know to know specifics around the following.</P>
<OL>
<LI>(1) 4k streaming capable?</LI>
</OL>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>There is a NAS that was tested to work with 4k (RN626), but there was not extensive testing on all of the prodcut lines since there are a lot of variable when qualifying the full streaming capability.</P>
<P>Note: The stream test is based on Plex's Transcoding. If you are doing XBMC&nbsp;local stream would not require as much CPU from the NAS configuration and would allow for lower end units to be able to perform the 4k transcoding.</P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE>beatlesfreak200 wrote:
<P>I'd know to know specifics around the following.</P>
<OL>
<LI>(2) Expandable memory? if so, what are the limits?</LI>
</OL>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>Yes. There are some memory modules that are available for rackmount&nbsp;units, but we do not have a supported memory module available for the desktop units.</P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE>beatlesfreak200 wrote:
<P>I'd know to know specifics around the following.</P>
<OL>
<LI>(3) RAID levels available?</LI>
</OL>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>We support all of the RAIDs: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60</P>
<P>These are options in the Flex-RAID configuration with the&nbsp;right amount of drives:</P>
<P><A href="https://www.netgear.com/images/datasheet/storage/WP-ReadyNAS-FlexRAID-Optimization-Guide.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.netgear.com/images/datasheet/storage/WP-ReadyNAS-FlexRAID-Optimization-Guide.pdf</A></P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE>beatlesfreak200 wrote:
<P>&nbsp;I'd know to know specifics around the following.</P>
<OL>
<LI>(4) Any M.2/NVME slots available for caching?</LI>
</OL>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>There are no M.2/NVME readily available on the ReadyNAS units. Some of the newer Desktops have a limited size M.2/NVME(and SATA depending on the model), and based on the limited size may not show much supported features from that component.</P>
<P>It is not available yet, but we are looking into something that will be close to caching. <EM>(I don't think I can say more than that at this time.)</EM></P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>Tue, 01 Aug 2017 19:24:51 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1337784#M325OOM-92017-08-01T19:24:51ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1337877#M327
<BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><LI-USER uid="446009"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR />I understand generally what ReadyNAS is, but do you have a site that provides a simplistic description of what it is, including a graphical depiction of how it interfaces with all devices in the home network?<HR /></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>There is an older video that we have that might be what you&nbsp;are looking for:</P>
<P><A href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdioSqoJPrg" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdioSqoJPrg</A></P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<P>There is a newer video that is more of a vlog format that is close too:</P>
<P><A href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVq8xF3Ouig" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVq8xF3Ouig</A></P>
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<P>The NAS can be multipurpose and depending on what you are looking for the NAS may fit your needs, but the two videos should give you a quick start on what basics of the NAS (from the ReadyNAS side of things).</P>Tue, 01 Aug 2017 20:33:08 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1337877#M327OOM-92017-08-01T20:33:08ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1337936#M329
<P>Any way to upgrade the cpu or motherboard to make this thing useable? So far it is a waste of money?</P>Tue, 01 Aug 2017 21:05:55 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1337936#M329jktmagic2017-08-01T21:05:55ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1338155#M330
<P>Will there be a NAS unit with double power supplies at some time?</P>Wed, 02 Aug 2017 01:52:32 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1338155#M330mlswayze2017-08-02T01:52:32ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1338172#M331
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<P>Any way to upgrade the cpu or motherboard to make this thing useable? So far it is a waste of money?</P>
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<P>Would you like to share what model you bought? &nbsp;And roughly how much did it cost?</P>Wed, 02 Aug 2017 02:36:48 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1338172#M331douglas_cheung2017-08-02T02:36:48ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1338175#M332
<BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><LI-USER uid="102964"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR />
<P>Will there be a NAS unit with double power supplies at some time?</P>
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<P>The high-end rackmount ReadyNAS have double power supplies. &nbsp;But not yet in the desktop models. &nbsp;</P>Wed, 02 Aug 2017 02:37:46 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1338175#M332douglas_cheung2017-08-02T02:37:46ZRe: AMA - Ask Us Anything About ReadyNAS and You Could Win a ReadyNAS 214!https://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1338177#M333
<BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><LI-USER uid="446009"></LI-USER> wrote:<BR />I understand generally what ReadyNAS is, but do you have a site that provides a simplistic description of what it is, including a graphical depiction of how it interfaces with all devices in the home network?<HR /></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>Welcome to the post-information age. &nbsp;There is abundance of data, but unorganized, unstructured, uncurated, and unqualified data. &nbsp;</P>
<P>Maybe we can try a different approach here, a dialog.</P>
<P>A NAS is a storage device that is attached to the network, for you to use from anywhere that is connected to the network, and to share material with anyone who is connected to the network.</P>
<P>What would you like to do with something like that? &nbsp;And we can talk about what devices that you can connect the NAS to and what sort of connecting hardware and/or software you might need.</P>Wed, 02 Aug 2017 02:44:53 GMThttps://community.netgear.com/t5/Home-Networking-Stories/AMA-Ask-Us-Anything-About-ReadyNAS-and-You-Could-Win-a-ReadyNAS/m-p/1338177#M333douglas_cheung2017-08-02T02:44:53Z